KVDI

KVDI

Huxley, Iowa
Broadcast area	Des Moines metropolitan area
Frequency	99.3MHz
Programming
Format	ConservativeChristian talk and teaching
Network	VCY America
Ownership
Owner	VCY America, Inc.
History
First air date	1950asKFGQ-FMinBoone, Iowa
Former call signs	KFGQ-FM (1950–2005) KFFF-FM (2005–2010) KTIA-FM (2010–2021)
Call signmeaning	K VCYDes Moines,Iowa
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	6417
Class	A
ERP	5,300watts
HAAT	107 m (351 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°02′55″N93°53′54″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	KVDI Online

KVDI(99.3FM) is acommercialradio stationlicensedtoHuxley, Iowaand serving theDes Moines metropolitan area.The station broadcasts aConservativeChristian talk and teachingradio formatfrom theVCY Americanetwork.

According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 90 m (295 ft) tall with thetransmitterantenna mounted at the 87 m (285 ft) level.The calculatedHeight Above Average Terrain(HAAT) is 107 m (351 ft). The FM antenna array is an FMC-4A manufactured by Harris, located off NW 158th Street inPolk City, Iowa.KVDI broadcasts with aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 5,300watts.

In September 2023, the station was issued a Construction Permit to modify its facilities by increasing power to 50,000 watts and relocating its transmitter to a taller tower on the east side of Des Moines. The move would also change the frequency KVDI broadcasts on from 99.3fm to 99.5fm. The move would raise the height of the transmitter to almost 480 feet. This will give KVDI a much larger and improved coverage area.

History

In 1950, the stationsigned onas KFGQ-FM inBoone, Iowa.It was the FM counterpart toAM 1260KFGQ (nowKDLF). Both stations were owned by the Boone Biblical College. Because the AM station was adaytimer,required tosign offat sunset, the religious programming could be heard around the clock on KFBQ-FM. The transmitter and broadcast tower were originally located in southwestBoone, Iowaon West Park Avenue.

Thecall signswitched to KFFF-FM on February 1, 2005.The call letters switched again in 2010 to KTIA-FM.

Truth Broadcasting applied to move KTIA-FM's transmitter from Boone to Huxley and also change thecity of licenseto Huxley. This move would represent a 15-mile relocation to the southeast and provide a better signal to the Des Moines area, thus adding 400,000 people into KTIA-FM's listening range. Truth had opposition from Saga Communications, which owns several Des Moines radio stations. Saga said the move would put KTIA-FM in the Des Moines and Amesmedia markets.

That resulted in theFederal Communications Commission(FCC) in serving Truth Broadcasting with a Deficiency Letter that gave the owners the opportunity to rebut Saga's assertion. Truth Broadcasting countered with its own petition asking that the Deficiency Letter be reviewed and reversed because the move could not hit the Des Moines market without being over 50% of the metro, while the Commission noted that at one site with a directional pattern, the signal could get into over 50% of the Ames area. As a result of this, the FCC denied Truth's request and Petition for reconsideration, thus canceling the application.After reconsidering the decision, the FCC reversed its previous ruling and granted theconstruction permitfor KTIA-FM moving to Huxley. The station was issued its license to cover Huxley on July 6, 2015.

The move of the studios, transmitter and other broadcast oriented items was accomplished in May/June 2015.

In 2021, it was announced the station would be sold toVCY Americafor $825,000.On November 15, 2021, the sale to VCY America was consummated, with the change to the KVDI call sign on December 17, 2021.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 6417 (KVDI)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• KVDIinNielsen Audio's FM station database